Posted on 08/28/2023 1:13:38 PM PDT by Kazan
In a recent post on Truth Social, former President Donald Trump weighed in on the alleged dwindling prospects of Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign.
Trump speculated that DeSantis might withdraw from the presidential race to instead challenge Rick Scott for his Senate seat in Florida.
“Rumors are strong in political circles that Ron DeSanctimonious, whose Presidential run is a shambles, and whose poll numbers have absolutely crashed, putting him 3rd and 4th in some states, will be dropping out of the Presidential race in order to run, in Florida, against Rick Scott for Senate. Now that’s an interesting one, isn’t it?” Trump posted on his Truth Social account.
The post has already ignited a firestorm of discussions across social media, drawing attention to DeSantis’ recent struggles in the polls. While DeSantis began his Presidential campaign with considerable support, recent surveys show a decline, sometimes positioning him 3rd or 4th in key states.
The Gateway Pundit has reached out to DeSantis’ campaign for a request for comment but has not received a response as of the time of this writing.
According to Newsweek, Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign denied former President Trump’s claim that DeSantis was considering withdrawing from the 2024 election.
“Clearly, Donald Trump and his army of consultants are panicked about Ron DeSantis’ winning debate performance and the strong momentum that has followed,” Bryan Griffin, a press secretary for DeSantis’ campaign, said in a statement.
“They know this is a two-man race, and we will carry this on to a win in this presidential primary. Instead of pushing fake news from New Jersey, the Trump campaign should be focused on getting their candidate on the campaign trail in Iowa and on the debate stage before it’s too late,” he added.
On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis stated that responding to hurricanes in his state is more important than being on the campaign trail.
“There’s a time and a place to have political season, but then there’s a time and a place to say that this is something that’s life threatening,” DeSantis said.
Critics argued that DeSantis should devote more time to his gubernatorial responsibilities rather than a Presidential campaign they see as uncertain.
One user commented, “No kidding, we’re supposed to be impressed by this? After all he did run for the governor of Florida, damn, right he better get his butt off the campaign trail. He shouldn’t even be there to begin with.”
Another wrote, “Well, we’re sitting in Hernando County Fl and there is no water to be had anywhere. We are 1.5 days away from landfall of a Cat 3. So, he has time to campaign for president but not to do the job we hired him for. I regret being snookered by him. Fool me once…. This is Andrew2.0.”
“What a shame. Ron’s been a very good governor. Running for president was such a HUGE mistake. Like watching someone who’s been a great driver for years suddenly, and intentionally, drive his car off a cliff,” another said.
We will update this report as more information becomes available.
Yawn
Oh no another orange man bad
It’s the stupid name calling of good conservatives.
I get it with Pence or Crispy Crème, but DeSantis is a good guy, who happens to be a competitor.
You Never Trumpers are delusional
JFK was the most overrated President of the last 100 years. He didn’t even serve three years in office, and he accomplished almost nothing noteworthy in that time.
Ronnie is the only one who thinks he did anything in that debate
Ahhh. Did you get your feelings hurt?
I suspect these folks have never been to New York City
Everyone on Free Republic voted for Trump at least twice.
Most of us voted for him three times if you include the 2016 primaries.
Can you explain how he’s a good leader?
Obsessing? More like making an observation. Circular firing squads are unhealthy for everyone involved.
Posts 49 and 61 prove your point
And you know that because???? He signed some Bills that the Republicans in the Florida State Legislature sent him? Trump's life is an open book. The only thing I know about DeSantis is that he received his law degree from Harvard, was an attorney on the battlefield, advising our troops how not to offend our enemies, working as an attorney for the DOJ, being a member of the House of Representatives when Republicans held a majority there, barely getting elected Governor against a drug and prostitute user, asking the people of Florida to re-elect him because he'd finish a full term as their Governor, stabbing the people of Florida and Trump in the back by announcing his Presidential run less than six months after re-election, getting the State Legislature to change parts of The Sunshine Laws so his past and future travels, who he meets with, etc., are kept from public scrutiny, and getting the State's Resign to Run law changed so he would still get a paycheck while running for President, and have a job to go back to when he crashes and burns in the primaries. I'd have a hard time trusting any politician who uses their party's majority to get Bills passed that help them politically, and financially. I just don't like self-servicing politicians.
To which Drew68 replied:
Everyone on Free Republic voted for Trump at least twice.
Most of us voted for him three times if you include the 2016 primaries.
Bingo, Drew68. I did exactly that, and I was happy to do so. Of course, if don't worship at the altar of Donald Trump, especially with so many of his self-appointed priests running around, that doesn't seem to matter much.
We conservatives are supposed to be better than that.
You mean like DeSantis calling Trump supporters "listless vessels?" Reminded me of when McCain called us Trump supporters "crazies" in 2015.
So, Joe Brower, you and those like you are more concerned with the syle over the substance?
You can bitch and moan about Pres Trump all you want. He got stuff done. And he got it done with a literal army of bureaucrats, media and politicians working against him.
Some of which tried to frame him and charge him criminally.
He didn’t enjoy a country dominated by Republicans that handed him bill after bill to sign to make the USA a better place.
How do you know?
It’s possible Trump is losing it.
I know all that about Trump and more -- you think I don't? Voted for him in both 2016 and 2020, and would again. You been on FR this long and haven't been paying attention, apparently.
It doesn't cost anything to be civil. And we owe it to ourselves to behave like adults. The babyshit is for DU.
Such a child.
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